"-о-" meaning in Russian

See -о- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interfix

IPA: [ə] Forms: -o- [alternative]
Etymology: Inherited from Old East Slavic -о- (-o-), from Proto-Slavic *-o-. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|ru|orv|-о-|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old East Slavic -о- (-o-), {{inh+|ru|orv|-о-}} Inherited from Old East Slavic -о- (-o-), {{inh|ru|sla-pro|*-o-}} Proto-Slavic *-o- Head templates: {{head|ru|interfix}} -о- • (-o-)
  1. Interfix used to form compound nouns and adjectives. Tags: morpheme Synonyms: -е- (-e-) (english: used after soft consonants), hushing consonants and ц (alt: ш ж ч щ) Related terms: -и- (-i-) (english: less common interfix sometimes found when the first component is a verb or cardinal number)

Alternative forms

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